CCC03/10

Hey everyone!

The Christmas Card Challenge for March was to create non-traditional Christmas cards. I thought a great way to make my 4 cards for the month would be to change up the colors. It was a lot of fun working with non-traditional colors. I want to show the cards to you that I created for March.
This card features Kraft cardstock and Angelee designer paper from The Angel Company. I added doodle dots and faux stitching with my white gel pen. The scalloped edges are from my Cloud Scissors. The sentiment is from Inspirational Sayings and the images are from Circle Sampler. I used Palette Hybrid Iris and Cognac inks. I added shimmer with my Stardust Clear Glitter Gel Pen. The brads were added with my Crop-A-Dile. I used my Scor-Pal to score all the cards.

This is one of my favorite stamp sets from TAC but sadly it is retired. I paper pieced the clothing of Mary and Joseph with Lilly Anna designer paper and the swaddling clothes on baby Jesus is paper pieced from Juliette. It's purple but you can't really tell it from the photograph. I sponged the "floor" with Cognac and the "walls" with Burnt Umber. The little images are from the Circle Sampler stamp set and inked in Cognac, as well. The shimmer is from the Stardust Clear Glitter Gel Pen. The rest was colored in using Tombow bright markers, Copic markers, and Hazelnut Memory Marker.

The last two cards were super fun to make. They are Pinwheels with a faux button in the center. I used my Crop-A-Dile and some ribbon with a small circle punch to create a fun little button using Lilly Anna designer paper. The sentiment is also from the retired The Only Thing stamp set. I hope you enjoy checking out some very non-traditional cards.

Angel Hugs,

'Tis the season....to make cards!

Hey, everyone!

As I was blurfing for blog candy links to share, I happened to read a sign on a blog that said 43 days until Christmas! I was like, "That can't be right!" Christmas is just around the corner, isn't it? Have you made any Christmas cards yet? I have! I made 96 of them for a swap! I didn't do it all at once but just about! So, would you like to see what I came up with? I hope you like them...

My friend, Christina, that I am always talking about made some fabulous cards, too! I am going to share them with you today on my blog because she didn't get any of hers back for some reason! I love all the designs she came up with! I hope my camera and I can do these cards justice. There's a lot of sparkle...a lot of love and effort...time and energy went into making these cards! After you check them out be sure you head on over to her blog and leave a comment telling her what a fabulous job she did!!!

Okay, I think that is all Christina's! LOL Christina just let me know if not and I will change it. My separate piles got combined...

I would love to see your Christmas cards, too! Leave me a link and I'll check it out! Speaking of checking out more Christmas cards...have you checked out the Christmas Card Blitz going on over at my friend (and fellow Angel) Vicki's blog? Go see for yourself...awesome!

Hugs,

Swimming In Swaps!

Hey, everyone!

I love to join swaps! Sometimes I join too many at once and talk about PRESSURE to get them done! Yikes!! But it's always so fun to see what I get back because I just never know! LOL So today I thought I would show you a couple of cards I made for some swaps. I only used papers and stamps from The Angel Company for some of the swaps. It is so fun for me to join swaps with different themes because it challenges me to use my supplies in new and different ways. I haven't even been stamping for a year yet, so it is also a great resource for gaining insight on new techniques and ways to make cards I haven't discovered before. I love seeing other people's work and often find inspiration from more than one person when I sit down to create something new. I hope you enjoy these cards and be sure to check back again soon. I am in several swaps so I will be sharing those, as well. Leave me a comment if you like what you see. I always enjoy hearing from you!
This is a Christmas card for a swap I did on Paper Wings. The inside reads: He's the only thing that really matters. This is a really shiny card. I didn't keep one of these back because I was supposed to get one of my own back but that changed after I had already sent this in, so the hostess for the swap was kind enough to scan it for me and send it to me. I used our stardust glitter gel pens to color this in and when the light hits it, look out! LOL You've got to get these gel pens if you like bling like I do!
This is on a white card base so it's kind of hard to see. I made this for another Christmas Card swap I am in. The front here is not a TAC stamp but I enjoyed coloring these light bulbs in with the Stardust Glitter Gel Pens. They just add a lot of sparkle that is fun to see! It's a gatefold card that opens up to a large sentiment inside. This is my first gate-fold card and using the Scor-Pal made it a breeze! Another must-have item for me when I make cards! You can do so much more than score a card! Most of the cards I make have a white cardstock base. I just like being able to grab a "blank canvas" and build on it. I can add a little or a lot of color with a mixture of solids or patterned paper. The candy canes are not TAC stamps but the sentiment is a retired TAC stamp from a really cute Christmas set.
This card sort of looks like it has a dark purple background but that is just a folder so you could see the full card. I usually scan my cards and since they are on a white background they tend to not show up well. I used the Tutti Frutti paper from The Angel Company. The flowers and rhinestone are just from Wal-Mart. I thought they added a nice touch! The "hello" sentiment is from a retired Hostess set, Just Giggle. This swap is themed Thinking of You.
I have a few more cards to share with you soon so be sure to check back! Leave me a comment linking back to your new projects you've made for swaps or just because! I would love to see your work!
Hugs,

Couple Projects!

Hey, everyone!

I am in a couple swaps (okay...a LOT of swaps) and I thought I'd share with you a couple of the projects I've been busy with! The first one is a Christmas tag. It was fun to make and much prettier in person. I used the following TAC stamp sets on it:
My Journey
The Only Thing
Wild For You
The theme is Red & Silver! (Sorry for the blurry photo!)

This is the second project I want to share with you. It is a 2 page 12x12 "Baby's Firsts" scrapbook swap. I love the fall season and Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday of mine. I chose this theme and used the TAC stamp set GOOD TIMBER for this one. I love the way the colors come alive! I had fun doing this and hope it is well received.

TFL! I'll share more soon!

Hugs,
Bridgett